How much does Seedance 2 Mini cost on varg?

Seedance 2 Mini costs from $0.15 per run on varg (from $0.0352/s on the cheapest route). varg charges the provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance. For the exact price of a request before you run it, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.

How do I call the Seedance 2 Mini API?

Send POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with the header "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" and a JSON body that includes "model": "seedance_2_mini". The call answers 202 with a job right away. Poll GET https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{id} until "status" is "completed", then read output.outputs[0].url, or pass options.webhook_url to be called back.

Can I use Seedance 2 Mini from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes. Add the varg MCP server (https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any other MCP client and sign in with varg, with no API key to paste. The agent runs Seedance 2 Mini with call_tool, passing tool "video" and "model": "seedance_2_mini".

How long does a Seedance 2 Mini request take?

Typically about 2 min on the fastest route, by the catalog's estimate. The API answers at once with a job id, so nothing waits on an open connection while it runs.

Video · Text to video · Image to video · Video to video

Seedance 2 Mini API

ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Mini via PiAPI — strict moderation, cheapest Seedance tier. Duration 4-15 seconds, 720p only.

Price: From $0.15 per run from $0.0352/s
Typical time: ~2 min
Model id: seedance_2_mini

Seedance 2 Mini runs on one varg API key and one credit balance, the same as every other model here. You pay the provider's price, with no markup.

POST /v2/tools/video/call

curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "seedance_2_mini",
  "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}'

Try it in the Playground Get an API key

Real outputa cat jumping over a fence, cinematic

Seedance 2 Mini pricing

From $0.15 per run. Prices are in US dollars and are the provider's own, with no markup. Seedance 2 Mini has 3 routes: "model": "seedance_2_mini" picks one automatically, or pass a route key as "model" to pin it. For the exact price of a request, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.

piapi from $0.07/s
piapi:seedance-2-mini
Text to video, Image to video ByteDance Seedance 2.0 Mini via PiAPI — strict moderation, lowest cost. 480p/720p (default 720p).
Resolution 480p
$0.07/s
Other
$0.14/s
Minimum charge
$0.28
Most one request can cost
$2.10
Typical time
~4 min
byteplus from $0.0352/s
byteplus:dreamina-seedance-2-0-mini-260615
Text to video, Image to video, Video to video ByteDance Seedance 2.0 mini on BytePlus ModelArk (official API) — the cheapest Seedance: text, frames or references; 480p/720p, 4-15 s or auto, native audio. Settled on BytePlus usage (tokens) + markup.
Resolution 480p
$0.0352/s
Other
$0.0761/s
Minimum charge
$0.15
Most one request can cost
$1.39
Typical time
~2 min
byteplus from $0.0352/s
byteplus:dreamina-seedance-2-0-mini-260615-less-restriction
Text to video, Image to video, Video to video ByteDance Seedance 2.0 mini on BytePlus ModelArk, less restriction — references BytePlus refuses as realistic people are uploaded to the asset library and resubmitted. 480p/720p, 4-15 s or auto.
Resolution 480p
$0.0352/s
Other
$0.0761/s
Minimum charge
$0.15
Most one request can cost
$1.39
Typical time
~3 min

Seedance 2 Mini inputs

The JSON body of the request. Media inputs are URLs: upload a local file with POST /v2/files and pass the URL it returns. Full JSON Schema, no key needed: api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video?model=seedance_2_mini

Seedance 2 Mini request fields
Field	What it does
`model` string required	`seedance_2_mini` picks a route automatically. To pin one, pass a route key from Pricing above.
`prompt` string	—
`files` array of { url }	—
`aspect_ratio` string	Allowed e.g. 16:9 \| 9:16 \| 1:1 \| 4:3 \| 3:4 \| 21:9 \| auto
`resolution` string	Quality tier. Supported by this model: 480p, 720p. Unsupported tiers fall back to the nearest available. Allowed 480p \| 720p \| 1080p \| 4k
`audio` boolean	Set true to generate the video with a native audio track.
`duration` integer	Length in seconds. Supported by this model's routes: piapi: integer 4-15; byteplus: integer 4-15 or -1 or "auto". A non-numeric value such as "auto" is routed to a route whose schema accepts it; when none does, the request is rejected. Allowed 4–15

Provider options

Optional, under provider_options.<provider>. Only the options of the provider that runs the job apply; pin a route to choose it.

`provider_options.piapi`

Seedance 2 Mini options for piapi
Field	What it does
`input.mode` string	Allowed text_to_video \| first_last_frames \| omni_reference
`input.audio` boolean	No audio generated if false
`input.prompt` string	—
`input.duration` integer	Allowed 4–15
`input.audio_urls` array of URL strings	—
`input.image_urls` array of URL strings	—
`input.resolution` string	Allowed 480p \| 720p \| 1080p
`input.video_urls` array of URL strings	—
`input.aspect_ratio` string	Allowed 21:9 \| 16:9 \| 4:3 \| 1:1 \| 3:4 \| 9:16 \| auto
`input.auto_upload_assets` boolean	-less-restriction only: auto-ingest raw URLs as ephemeral private assets
`input.asset_retention_hours` integer	Allowed 3–8

`provider_options.byteplus`

Seedance 2 Mini options for byteplus
Field	What it does
`ratio` string	Allowed 16:9 \| 4:3 \| 1:1 \| 3:4 \| 9:16 \| 21:9 \| adaptive
`duration` integer	Allowed 4–15
`watermark` boolean	—
`resolution` string	Allowed 480p \| 720p
`generate_audio` boolean	Generate a native audio track.
`return_last_frame` boolean	Also return the last frame as an image URL (chain clips).
`safety_identifier` string	—
`execution_expires_after` integer	Seconds a task may wait in the queue before it expires unrun (default 1 h, the BytePlus minimum — an expired task fails over to the next provider; at most 6 h — the job times out at 7 h). Allowed 3600–21600

Call the Seedance 2 Mini API

POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call with Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY. It answers 202 with a job right away.

1. Send the request

cURL

curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "model": "seedance_2_mini",
  "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5
}'

JavaScript

const headers = {
  Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VARG_API_KEY}`,
  'Content-Type': 'application/json',
}

const res = await fetch('https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers,
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "seedance_2_mini",
    "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5
  }),
})
const job = await res.json() // { id: "job_…", status: "queued" }

Python

import os
import requests

headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VARG_API_KEY']}"}

job = requests.post(
    "https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/video/call",
    headers=headers,
    json={
      "model": "seedance_2_mini",
      "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
      "duration": 5
    },
).json()  # {"id": "job_…", "status": "queued"}

2. Get the result

Poll the job until its status is completed, failed or cancelled; Seedance 2 Mini typically takes about 2 min. The result is at output.outputs[0].url.

GET /v2/jobs/{id}

curl https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/$JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY"

# Poll until "status" is completed, failed or cancelled.
# The result is in output.outputs[0].url

JavaScript

let current = job
while (!['completed', 'failed', 'cancelled'].includes(current.status)) {
  await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 3000))
  current = await (await fetch(`https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/${current.id}`, { headers })).json()
}
console.log(current.output?.outputs?.[0]?.url)

Python

import time

while job["status"] not in ("completed", "failed", "cancelled"):
    time.sleep(3)
    job = requests.get(f"https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{job['id']}", headers=headers).json()

print(job["output"]["outputs"][0]["url"])

Or take a webhook instead of polling

Add options.webhook_url and varg POSTs the finished job to it.

request body

{
  "model": "seedance_2_mini",
  "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
  "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
  "duration": 5,
  "options": {
    "webhook_url": "https://your-app.com/varg-webhook"
  }
}

From Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)

The varg MCP server, https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp, runs Seedance 2 Mini with call_tool. Sign in with varg, no API key to paste. How to connect it

call_tool

{
  "tool": "video",
  "input": {
    "model": "seedance_2_mini",
    "prompt": "a cat jumping over a fence, cinematic",
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "duration": 5
  },
  "wait": true
}